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What is CO2 Emissions

Chapter 20
Handbook of Research on Global Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The emissions of carbon dioxide derive from the burning of fossil fuels such as gas, coal or oil. In a natural carbon cycle, carbon dioxide is re-absorbed by plants and trees. But as there is an excess of emissions, the effect of this extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the global warming.
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Innovation in Public Health Care Institutions: The Case of Green Hospitals
Arminda Paço (University of Beira Interior, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8348-8.ch020
Abstract
The increasing importance of environmental sustainability for all society and for healthcare systems in particular is unquestionable. Thus, in recent years, hospitals and health centres began to arm themselves with techniques and equipment to reduce environmental impact, because it was found that these institutions contributed greatly to environmental deterioration. This chapter seeks to present the creation and implementation of an environmental sustainability programme in a hospital focused on saving energy and water resources, demonstrating that there are economic and competitive opportunities behind the environmental improvements. This would allow the hospital to become more competitive and to become the first green hospital in Portugal. The focus of the chapter is the study of attitudes and behaviours of staff regarding to the environmental sustainability campaign followed by the hospital.
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Globalization, International Trade, and CO2 Convergence: Evidence From G7 Countries
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Pooling Strategies in Supply Chains: Development of Simulation Models to Explore Their Effects on CO2 Emissions
Are the total release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. CO 2 emissions caused by human pollution are constantly increasing. They contribute to global warming.
Published in Chapter: Pooling Strategies in Supply Chains: Development of Simulation Models to Explore Their Effects on CO2 Emissions; From: Emerging Trends in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Logistics
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Carbon Tax: Characterization of Research
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colourless, odourless and non-poisonous gas formed by combustion of carbon and in the respiration of living organisms and is considered a greenhouse gas. Emissions means the release of greenhouse gases and/or their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and period of time. Carbon dioxide emissions or CO2 emissions are emissions stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement; they include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels as well as gas flaring (Eurostat).
Published in Chapter: Carbon Tax: Characterization of Research; From: Taking on Climate Change Through Green Taxation
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Industrialization Impact on Climate Change: An Examination of NICs
The main contributors to GHG emissions and also the primary cause of climate change.
Published in Chapter: Industrialization Impact on Climate Change: An Examination of NICs; From: Handbook of Research on Sustainable Consumption and Production for Greener Economies
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